Direct Line Insurance Group plc
Location
Leeds | United Kingdom
Job description
About us
Fuelled by our passion for using data to solvecustomer problems, we’re working to be thetop-tier data-driven organisation in the UK’sGeneral Insurance market. With Analysts,Engineers and Developers working togetherin an agile environment, our Data EnablingTribe is at the heart of our mission. Buildinga new, enterprise-scale, cloud-hosted, secureand trusted analytics platform, we’re usingthe economics of big data, cloud elasticity,machine learning and AI automation. Andwe’re turning information into business insightsto provide even greater customer support.
The Data Chapter
Our team is at the heart of this mission, and we are looking for people passionate about using data to solve customer problems and making the organisation data driven. We are working with our teams to build our new enterprise-scale, cloud hosted, secure and trusted analytics platform. The platform uses the economics of big data, cloud elasticity, machine learning (ML)/Artificial Intelligence (AI) automation and to turn information into business insights so that we can support our customers better.
Who you’ll be working with
You will be working closely with data engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data requirements and provide the necessary data infrastructure and support. You will be reporting into Data Chapter Lead.
What you’ll need:
What you'll be doing:
As a Senior Data Modeller you will be responsible for the below:
Data Modelling: Develop, maintain, and enhance data models using industry-standard tools such as Erwin, ER/Studio, or similar, to support various data domains, including policyholder information, claims data, underwriting data, and financial data.
Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand data requirements, business objectives, and user needs. Translate these into effective data models using data modelling languages and techniques (e.g., UML, Entity-Relationship Diagrams)
Data Architecture: Contribute to the design and implementation of a robust data architecture utilizing database management systems
Database Development: Work with Data engineers to implement data models in the company's database management systems, using dbt and schedule via Airflow
Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize data models for query performance, using tools like SQL Profilers and performance tuning techniques.
Data Governance: Ensure that data models adhere to industry best practices and standards, promoting data governance within the organization, and using data modelling tools for version control and documentation.
Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, data dictionaries, and data lineage for reference and future development, utilizing documentation and collaboration platforms like Confluence
Collaboration: Champion and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, data analysts, and business stakeholders, to drive data projects to successful completion, using collaboration tools like JIRA/Teams.
What we’ll give you in return:
We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include:
Ways of Working
Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.
Read our flexible working approach here
We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any reasonable adjustments within this recruitment process, please reach out to us and we can discuss how we can support you with this.
There’s no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That’s why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be. We’re proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings. Join us .
Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.
Together we’re one of a kind.
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